WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama administration as a whole will continue to emphasize their campaign against climate change from carbon emissions, even if all aspects of useful technologies are not known at present.
July 7, 2015Fuel
GHG Proposal Generates Optimism, Caution
Enhanced aerodynamics, low-rolling-resistance tires, improved powertrain efficiency and waste-heat recovery systems are among the technologies that equipment manufacturers could use to get better fuel economy over the next 12 years, federal regulators said in their proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule.
June 29, 2015Fuel
Efficiency Goals Set for Tractors, Engines, Trailers
The federal government has issued its long-awaited proposal to further tighten greenhouse-gas emissions from heavy- and medium-duty trucks, and for the first time regulate trailer efficiency.
June 29, 2015Fuel
First Trailer GHG Goals Attainable Utilizing Existing Tech, Makers Say
Trailer manufacturers said the initial goals of the federal government’s first-ever proposal for trailer efficiency standards will be attainable through existing technologies.
June 29, 2015Fuel
GHG Rule Estimated to Cost $25 Billion but Offers $170 Billion in Savings
Federal regulators said their proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for trucks will cost the industry around $25 billion upfront but will produce a stream of savings worth $170 billion to truck owners, who after 2021 will need to buy less diesel fuel.
June 29, 2015Fuel
US Proposal Promises to Lower Emissions, But Costs, Confusion Could Hinder Efforts
If the new federal proposal on truck greenhouse-gas emissions works as intended, heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers will round up existing technologies — and perfect some new ones — to produce big rigs that are more expensive but also much more efficient.
June 29, 2015GovernmentFuel
New GHG Proposal Tightens Truck Emissions, Includes First Trailer Targets
The federal government on June 19 issued its long-awaited proposal to further tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for trucks, improve their fuel economy and regulate trailer efficiency for the first time.
June 22, 2015Fuel
Peterbilt Concerned About Federal GHG Requirements
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. is eager to see how the upcoming second phase of federal greenhouse-gas regulation will tell truck makers how to score the carbon dioxide emissions from their vehicles.
May 29, 2015Fuel
Manufacturers Draw Battle Lines Over Next Phase of GHG Rules
The question of which areas of a truck should be the focus of forthcoming federal greenhouse-gas limits was open to debate during an industry conference as representatives from vehicle and component makers made the case that any direction regulators follow could have wide-ranging effects on fleets.
May 4, 2015Fuel
Trucking Cautions NHTSA on GHG Rule
Trucking companies and equipment manufacturers told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration they are willing to cooperate on further regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions but also raised concerns that they hope will keep any proposal from unintentionally backfiring.
September 1, 2014